Clothing top for technology concealment

ABSTRACT

Various embodiment of a body-top garment for removably housing a tube assembly is disclosed. The tube assembly has a first end that connects to a mouthpiece, and a second end connects to various types of devices. The body-top garment has an elongated pouch with a zipper opening for easy access to the tube assembly. The elongated pouch has a first opening and a second opening to pass at least part of the tube assembly outside the body-top garment. Optionally, the body-top garment has pocket with a horizontal opening to hold the various type of devices.

CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of U.S. Nonprovisional applicationSer. No. 14/801,451 filed Jul. 16, 2015 which claims the benefit andpriority of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/025,829, filed Jul. 17,2014, which are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.

BACKGROUND

This disclosure relates in general to clothing and accessories that aredesigned to contain a hidden or partially-hidden device and, but not byway of limitation, to assist in consuming of liquids.

Clothing has not evolved as quickly as other personal items have. Thereis huge inertia holding back innovation in favor of fashion. Technologysuch as drinking flasks, hydration bladders, vapor pens, oxygengenerators, music players, etc. have become necessities of modern lifeto some. Solutions are needed that would evolve clothing design.

Persons who choose to drink or smoke cigarettes in public must currentlydo so in a manner that is very conspicuous and even irritating toothers. Often, persons who prefer to enjoy their vices in public maywish to be more discreet about their “habit.” Clothing is known to carryand conceal items, but not in a manner convenient to users who use thetechnology.

Users of technology items have strong preferences toward theirparticular device of choice. Technology items come in differentconfigurations and sizes, for example, there are many different sizes offlasks. Integrating technology into a piece of clothing poses problems.

SUMMARY

Various embodiment of a body-top garment for removably housing a tubeassembly is disclosed. The tube assembly has a first end that connectsto a mouthpiece, and a second end connects to various types of devicesand/or technology. The body-top garment has an elongated pouch with azipper opening for easy access to the tube assembly. The elongated pouchhas a first opening and a second opening to pass at least part of thetube assembly outside the body-top garment. Optionally, the body-topgarment also includes one or more pockets with a horizontal opening tohold the various type of devices.

In an embodiment, a body-top garment that removably houses varioustechnology includes an above-the-shoulder element, a garment body belowthe shoulder line and a tube. The above-the-shoulder element includes ahead opening, an elongated pouch, a zipper, a left opening, and a rightopening. The head opening extends around at least part of a neck and/orhead of a wearer. The elongated pouch traversing around at least aportion of the head opening. The elongated pouch having a left end, aright end, and an opening where the zipper that selectively closes theopening. The left opening of the left end of the elongated pouch has afirst reinforcement around the left opening, and a first dimensionacross the left opening. The right opening of the right end of theelongated pouch has a second reinforcement around the right opening, anda second dimension across the right opening. The garment body below theshoulder line includes a pocket accessible to the wearer that includes apouch and a horizontal opening. The tube is sized to traverse theelongated pouch and pass through the right opening and left opening, Thetube is configured to pass material from outside the right opening tooutside the left opening. The horizontal opening is positioned to meetat least part of the tube, and sized to pass the at least part of thetube into the pouch.

In another embodiment, a body-top garment for removably housing varioustechnology that includes an above-the-shoulder element and a tube. Theabove-the-shoulder element includes an elongated pouch, a left openingand a right opening. The elongated pouch having a left end and a rightend. The left opening of the left end of the elongated pouch has a firstreinforcement around the left opening and has a first dimension acrossthe left opening of at least one centimeter. The right opening of theright end of the elongated pouch has a second reinforcement around theright opening and a second dimension across the right opening. The tubeis sized to traverse the elongated pouch and pass through the rightopening and left opening and configured to pass material from outsidethe right opening to outside the left opening.

In yet another embodiment, a body-top garment that removably housesvarious technology includes an above-the-shoulder element and a tube.The above-the-shoulder element, comprises an elongated pouch, a leftopening and a right opening. The elongated pouch has a left end and aright end. The left opening of the left end of the elongated pouch has afirst reinforcement around the left opening and has a first dimensionacross the left opening of at least one centimeter. The right opening ofthe right end of the elongated pouch has a second reinforcement aroundthe right opening and the right opening has a second dimension acrossthe right opening. The tube is sized to traverse the elongated pouch andpass through the right opening and left opening and configured to passmaterial from outside the right opening to outside the left opening.

In one embodiment, a body-top garment that removably houses varioustechnology includes a left opening, a right opening, a tube, and apocket. The left opening has a first reinforcement around the leftopening and a first dimension across the left opening. The right openinghas a second reinforcement around the right opening and a seconddimension across the right opening. The tube is sized to pass throughthe left opening and right opening and configured to pass material fromoutside the right opening to outside the left opening. The pocket isaccessible to the wearer and includes a pouch and a horizontal opening.The horizontal opening is positioned to meet at least part of the tube,and sized to pass the at least part of the tube into the pouch.

In still another embodiment, a body-worn device is configured fordelivery of vapor or liquid when integrated into a garment. Thebody-worn device includes a liquid encapsulating device, a tube assemblyand a mouthpiece. The liquid encapsulating device passes material out anopening, wherein the liquid is depleted as material passes. The tubeassembly includes a first opening, a second opening coupled to theliquid encapsulating device, a cylindrical core that is sealed to notpass the material and flexible to bend, and a woven sheath outside thecylindrical core. The woven sheath is seamless. The cylindrical core isconfigured to pass material from the second opening to the firstopening. The mouthpiece coupled to a first end of the tube.

In still another embodiment, a tube assembly is configured for deliveryof vapor or liquid. The tube assembly includes a first tube, a firstadaptor, and a second adaptor. The first tube is flexible. The firsttube includes a first opening at a first end of the first tube and asecond opening at a second end of the first tube. The first tube furtherincludes a cylindrical core for delivering the vapor or liquid betweenthe first and second openings. The first adaptor includes a first tubefitting and a first receptacle connected to the first tube fitting. Thefirst tube fitting is removably connected to the first end of the firsttube. The second adaptor includes a second tube fitting and a secondreceptacle connected to the second tube fitting. The second tube fittingis removably connected to the second end of the first tube. The firstadaptor, the first tube and the second adaptor are configured forremovably connecting a liquid encapsulating device to a mouthpiece. Atleast one of the first adaptor or the second adaptor controls a flow ofthe vapor or liquid between the liquid encapsulating device and themouthpiece.

Further areas of applicability of the present disclosure will becomeapparent from the detailed description provided hereinafter. It shouldbe understood that the detailed description and specific examples, whileindicating various embodiments, are intended for purposes ofillustration only and are not intended to necessarily limit the scope ofthe disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present disclosure is described in conjunction with the appendedfigures:

FIGS. 1A-1D illustrate perspective views of various embodiments of abody-top garment for housing a liquid encapsulating device;

FIG. 2 illustrates a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of anelongated pouch of the body-top garment of FIG. 1D, viewed along lineA-A′ of FIG. 1D;

FIGS. 3A-3E illustrate views of various embodiments of another body-topgarment for housing the liquid encapsulating device;

FIG. 4 illustrates a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of theelongated pouch of the body-top garment of FIG. 3D, viewed along lineB-B′ of FIG. 3D;

FIGS. 5A-5E illustrates structural diagrams of embodiments ofreinforcement around an opening of the elongated pouch of the body-topgarment;

FIG. 6A illustrates a plan view of the reinforcement of FIG. 5A;

FIG. 6B illustrates a cross-sectional view of the reinforcement of FIG.5A, viewed along line C-C′ of FIG. 6A;

FIG. 7A illustrates a plan view of the reinforcement of FIG. 5B;

FIG. 7B illustrates a cross-sectional view of the reinforcement of FIG.5B, viewed along line D-D′ of FIG. 7A;

FIG. 8A illustrates a plan view of the reinforcement of FIG. 5E;

FIG. 8B illustrates a cross-sectional view of the reinforcement of FIG.5E, viewed along line E-E′ of FIG. 8A;

FIG. 8C illustrates a cross-sectional view of another embodiment ofreinforcement around the opening of the elongated pouch;

FIG. 9A illustrates an embodiment of an adaptor connecting the liquidencapsulating device to a tube assembly;

FIG. 9B illustrates one embodiment of the adaptor connecting amouthpiece to the tube assembly;

FIG. 9C illustrates one embodiment of the adaptor connecting the liquidencapsulating device to the tube assembly;

FIG. 9D illustrates the adaptor of FIG. 9C connecting a mouthpiece tothe tube assembly;

FIG. 9E illustrates a perspective view of one embodiment of the adaptorand an end portion of the tube assembly where various parts are shown inan exploded view;

FIG. 9F illustrates a plan view of the adaptor of FIG. 9E;

FIG. 9G illustrates a cross-sectional view of the adaptor of FIGS. 9Eand 9F, viewed along line F-F′ of FIG. 9F;

FIG. 9H illustrates a perspective view of one embodiment of the adaptorand an end portion of the tube assembly where various parts are shown inan exploded view;

FIG. 9I illustrates a plan view of the adaptor of FIG. 9H;

FIG. 9J illustrates a cross-sectional view of the adaptor of FIGS. 9Hand 91, viewed along line G-G′ of FIG. 91;

FIG. 9K illustrates the body-top garment and the tube assembly, withanother embodiment of the adaptor attached to the ends of the tubeassembly;

FIG. 9L illustrates the body-top garment and the tube assemblyconfigured for oxygen delivery;

FIGS. 10A-10D illustrate various views of embodiments of the tubeassembly with the liquid encapsulating device attached to ends of thetube assembly;

FIGS. 11A-11B illustrate views of embodiments of a carrying device forhousing the liquid encapsulating device;

FIG. 12 illustrates a front view of an embodiment of another body-topgarment for housing the liquid encapsulating device;

FIG. 13 illustrates a perspective view of an embodiment of yet anotherbody-top garment for housing the liquid encapsulating device;

FIGS. 14-16 illustrate views of various embodiments of a wearableaccessory for housing the liquid encapsulating device;

FIGS. 17-19 illustrate views of various embodiments of a carryingaccessory for housing the liquid encapsulating device.

FIG. 20 illustrates a front view of an embodiment of another body-topgarment for housing the liquid encapsulating device.

In the appended figures, similar components and/or features may have thesame reference label. Further, various components of the same type maybe distinguished by following the reference label by a dash and a secondlabel that distinguishes among the similar components. If only the firstreference label is used in the specification, the description isapplicable to any one of the similar components having the same firstreference label irrespective of the second reference label.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS

The ensuing description provides preferred exemplary embodiment(s) only,and is not intended to limit the scope, applicability or configurationof the disclosure. Rather, the ensuing description of the preferredexemplary embodiment(s) will provide those skilled in the art with anenabling description for implementing a preferred exemplary embodiment.It is understood that various changes may be made in the function andarrangement of elements without departing from the spirit and scope asset forth in the appended claims.

Referring first to FIG. 1A, an embodiment of a clothing top, body-topgarment or sweatshirt 100-1 for accommodating technology is shown. Thisembodiment is long-sleeved with an exposed zipper 116 away from theleading edge of the head opening 108. The sweatshirt 100-1 includes anabove-the-shoulder element or hood 104 that is attached to a garmentbody 120. In another embodiment, the hood 104 may be removable from thegarment body 120. A head opening 108 accommodates the face of the wearerso that the other sides of the wearer's head is kept covered when thehood 104 is deployed. The hood 104 can be pulled back off the wearer'shead to bunch-up around the back of the neck of the wearer. Variousfabrics may be used for the sweatshirt 100-1 and there may be differentseams and stitching used in the assembly.

This embodiment of the sweatshirt 100-1 accommodates embeddingtechnology into the clothing in a way that allows easy removal. Anelongated pouch 110-1 has an opening defined and/or reinforced by agrommet 122 on each end to allow threading of technology into the hood104 around the head opening 108. The grommets 122 are located on theexterior of the hood 108 on either side of the wearer's neck in thisembodiment. The size of the elongated pouch 110-1 is defined by its pathbetween the location of the two grommets 122 and the thickness of thetechnology embedded. In this embodiment, the elongated pouch 110-1 isabout 18 inches long, but is at least 10, 12, 14, 16, 20, 22, 24, or 26inches in other embodiments; and about 2 inches wide, but is less than4, 3, 1.5, 1, or 0.75 inches in other embodiments.

It can be difficult to remove the technology, but this embodimentincludes an exposed zipper 116. Although this embodiment has an exposedzipper 116, other embodiments may cover the zipper to be completely orsubstantially hidden from view when worn by a wearer. As shown, theexposed zipper 116 closes off the elongated pouch 110-1, which is thenormal operational configuration. To remove the technology for cleaningof the sweatshirt 100-1, the exposed zipper 116 is opened to easilyaccess the technology. Although the zipper is exposed and away from theleading edge of the head opening, in other embodiments the zipper couldbe covered with a flap of clothing material and/or be placed elsewherein the hood 104. For example, the elongated pouch could be around theback of the neck of the wearer or even below the shoulders in thegarment body 120. The embedded zipper traverses about 90% of theelongated pouch 110-1 in this embodiment, but could be at least 100%,95%, 85%, 80%, 75%, 70%, or 65% in other embodiments. In an alternativeembodiment, there could be multiple zippers that traverse a subsectionof the elongated pouch 110-1 to allow access to the technology.

Various technology can be embedded into the sweatshirt 100-1 at theoption of the wearer. Shown is a vaporizing device 128 that takesencapsulated liquids, wax, oils, and/or dry material (“consumablematerial”) for heating until vapor is emitted without producing smoke.In some embodiments, both vapor and smoke are emitted. A chamber in thevaporizing device 128 allows the wearer to add the consumable materialafter the vapor is rendered from it. A tube assembly 130 has thevaporizing device 128 on one end and a mouthpiece 124 on the other. Thetube assembly 130 is thread through the grommets 122 and the elongatedpouch 110-1 to optionally serve as a drawstring for the head opening108. The mouthpiece 124 extends from the grommet 122 to the wearersmouth such that the tube assembly 130 delivers the vapor from thevaporizing device 128. The grommet 122 is within 5 inches from the mouthof the wearer during normal operation, but could be less than 3, 4, 6,8, 10, or 12 inches in other embodiments.

Referring next to FIG. 1B, one view of an alternative embodiment of asweatshirt 100-2 for housing the vaporizing device 128 is shown. In thisexample, the sweatshirt 100-2 is short-sleeved with pockets 140 and hasan embedded zipper 114-1 at the leading edge of the head opening 108.Flaps 118 at least partially cover the embedded zipper 114-1 along someor all of the embedded zipper's 114-1 length. The elongated pouch 110-2also meets the leading edge of the head opening 108 as the embeddedzipper 114-1 defines one edge of the elongated pouch 110-2 in thisembodiment. In other embodiments, the embedded zipper could give accessto the beginning and ends of the elongated pouch with a portion in themiddle of the elongated pouch not being opened with the embedded zipper.The embedded zipper 114-1 could have a metal or plastic track with thezipper pull being either metal or plastic. The openings of the elongatedpouch 110-2 (i.e., grommets 122) are positioned to face the interior ofthe hood 104 in this embodiment. The grommets 122 are separated fromeach other at a distance of 3 inches, but a separation of no less than0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 5, 6, or 7 inches could be used in variousembodiments.

This embodiment has pockets 140 that are positioned on the front of thesweatshirt 100-2 to hold whatever technology is on the ends of the tubeassembly 130. Here, we have a mouthpiece 124 and a vaporizing device128, but other embodiments could have other technology, for example earbuds and music player, flask or liquid bladder, oxygen generator, asthmainhaler, other nasal/mouth inhaler, over-the-face/oral/nasal mask, etc.The pockets 140 are positioned between and slightly lower than thearmholes of the sweatshirt 100-2 in this embodiment, but could bepositioned higher or lower in other embodiments for easy access by thewearer. The bottom of the pockets 140 could partially support the weightof the various technology attached to the tube assembly 130.

The pockets 140 include: a left front pocket 140-1 defined by a leftpouch 150-1 with a left horizontal opening 160-1, and a right frontpocket 140-2 defined by a right pouch 150-2 with a right horizontalopening 160-2. The right front pouch 150-2 is immediately adjacent tothe left pouch 150-1 in this embodiment, but other embodiments couldseparate the right pouch 150-2 from the left pouch 150-1 by at least 1,2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, or 14 inches. In some embodiments, the pocket 140could be one integral pocket without any compartmentalizing and haveeither one or two horizontal openings 160.

The left and right pouches 150-1, 150-2 receive the mouthpiece 124 andthe vaporizing device 128, respectively, or vice versa, depending on thewearer's preference. The left and right pouches 150-1, 150-2 each have adepth to fully contain the technology and an end portion of the tubeassembly 130. This way, the technology is concealed in the pockets 140and the sweatshirt 100-2 looks like a regular sweatshirt with adrawstring. The left and right pouches 150-1, 150-2 are positionedinside the garment body 102 and are substantially not visible from theexterior.

The pouches 150 could be made of various lining materials, such asfabric, woven, or nonwoven materials. In some embodiments, the pouches150 could be made of plastic or treated fabric to be waterproof and/orheat resistant. In some embodiments, the pouches 150 are permanentlyjoined to the hood 104 by sewing, adhering, or any other suitableattaching mechanisms. In some embodiments, the pouches 150 are removablyjoined to the hood 104 using hook-and-loop fasteners, snap buttons,zippers, sliding/ziplock fasteners, and any other suitable mechanisms.

The left and right horizontal opening 160-1, 160-2 are sized to passthrough various technologies into the pockets 140-1, 140-2. In someembodiments, the horizontal openings 160-1, 160-2 are stretchableopenings that could be stretched to pass through technology of varioussizes. The horizontal openings 160 are reinforced by buttonhole stitchesin this embodiment, but could be reinforced by grommets with suitableshapes and sizes.

With reference to FIG. 1C, one view of an embodiment of a sweatshirt100-3 for housing the vaporizing device 128 is shown. In this example,the embedded zipper 114-2 for opening and closing the elongated pouch110-2 is not visible. The left and right pouches 150-1, 150-2 arehorizontally separated from each other by at least 1.5 inches. Thereduced width dimension of the left and right pouches 150-1, 150-2limits lateral movements of the vaporizing device 128 and the mouthpiece124.

The left and right pouch 150-1 and the left horizontal opening 160-1 aresubstantially aligned with the grommet 122 above the left horizontalopening 160-1. The right pouch 150-2 and the right horizontal opening160-2 are substantially aligned with the other grommet 122 above theright horizontal opening 160-2. This way, the end portions of the tubeassembly 130, the mouthpiece 124, and the vaporizing device 128 fallfrom the grommets 122 into the pouches 150-1, 150-2 along the naturalextension of the tube assembly 130.

With reference to FIG. 1D, another view of an alternative embodiment ofa sweatshirt 100-3 for housing the vaporizing device 128 is shown. Thisembodiment is the same as the embodiment of FIG. 1C, but does not showthe contour of the left and right pouches 150 and the concealedvaporizing device 128.

With reference to FIG. 2, a cross-sectional view of the leading edgeportion of the hood 104, viewed along line A-A′ of FIG. 1D, is shown.The hood 104 has an outer layer 240 exposed to the elements and an innerlayer 250 facing the wearer. The outer layer 240 and the inner layer 250meet at the leading edge of the head opening 108 and are joined by theembedded zipper 114-2 that selectively closes the elongated pouch 100-2.The elongated pouch 110-2 is sandwiched between the outer layer 240 andthe inner layer 250. The tube assembly 130 is received in the elongatedpouch 110-2.

In this embodiment, the outer layer 240, the inner layer 250 and theelongated pouch 110-2 are formed by one integral piece of wovenmaterial. In other embodiments, the outer layer 240, the inner layer250, and the elongated pouch 110-2 may be formed by individual pieces ofmaterials joined together by the embedded zipper 114-2 and/or otherstitching. The outer layer 240, the inner layer 250, and the pouch 110-2may be made of the same or different materials, such as fabric, leather,plastic, natural or synthetic materials, woven or non-woven materials,and/or any other materials suitable for clothing. The outer layer 240and/or the inner layer 250 may be treated to protect the wearer fromvarious weather elements and/or treated for fire proofing.

The zipper tape of the embedded zipper 114-2 is joined to the interiorsurface of the elongated pouch 110-2 by sewing, adhering, stapling, orany suitable attaching mechanism. When the embedded zipper 114-2 isclosed, the outer layer 240 and the inner layer 250 of the hood 104touch or almost touch each other, and the zipper teeth of the embeddedzipper 114-2 are substantially or completely covered and invisible fromthe outside. In some embodiments, the zipper tape of the embedded zipper114-2 is joined to the exterior surfaces of the outer layer 240 and theinner layer 250 and is covered by a flap.

Although zippers are described as one mechanism to open and close theelongated pouch 110, the elongated pouch 110 can be opened and closedusing hook-and-loop fasteners, sliding/ziplock fasteners, buttons, snapbuttons, tie strings, drawstrings, and/or any other suitable closingmechanisms. In some embodiments, the elongated pouch 110 does notinclude such closing mechanism. The elongated pouch 110 has alongitudinal access defined by overlapping edge portions of the fabricforming the elongated pouch 110.

The tube assembly 130 includes a cylindrical core or tube inner layer210 and a woven sheath or tube outer layer 220. In some embodiments, thetube assembly 130 includes more than two tube layers. In otherembodiments, the tube assembly 130 includes only one tube layer. Thetube inner layer 210 defines conduit 230 for delivering variousmaterials, such as vapor, liquids, gel, solid, or any fluid that canflow from one end of the tube assembly 130 to the other end of the tubeassembly 130. In some embodiments, the diameter of the conduit 230 (orthe inner diameter of the tube inner layer 210) is no less than 0.1,0.2, 0.4, 0.6, or 0.8 inch. The outer diameter of the tube inner layer210 is no less than 0.1, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, or 0.8 inch. In one embodiment,the inner diameter of the tuber inner layer 210 is 0.25 inch (or 6.4 mm)and the outer diameter of the tuber inner layer 210 is 0.3 inch (or 7.6mm).

The tube inner layer 210 is made of plastic materials, such as silicone,PVC, EVA, TPU, HDPE, LDPE, PP, or any suitable materials approved by thefood and drug administration. The working temperature for the tube innerlayer 210 is from −5° C. to 65° C. In some embodiments, the tube innerlayer 210 can be formed with particular materials or treated so that theworking temperature of the tube inner layer 210 is lower than −5° C.and/or higher than 65° C. In some embodiments, the tube outer layer 220is made of materials used in the manufacture of drawstrings for clothingso as to resemble the look of a drawstring of a sweatshirt. In otherembodiments, the tube outer layer 220 is made of materials, such asfabric, plastic, foam, aluminum, and so on, to maintain the temperatureof the tube inner layer 210 or to achieve other desired properties.

Referring next to FIG. 3A, another embodiment of a clothing top,body-top garment, or jacket 300-1 for accommodating various technologiesis shown. The jacket 300-1 includes an above-the-shoulder element orcollar 104-2 that is attached to a garment body 120-2. The jacket 300-1is long-sleeved and has a front zipper 304 that runs from the top to thebottom of the jacket 300-1. The front zipper 304 divides the front ofthe jacket 300-1 into a left half 306-1 and a right half 306-2. When thefront zipper 304 is closed, the collar 104-2 defines a neck opening toaccommodate the wearer's neck. The jacket 300-1 further includes anelongated pouch 110-3 located at the interior of the collar 104-2. Theelongated pouch 110-3 accommodates various technologies. In thisembodiment, the tube assembly 130 is similar to that described withreference to FIGS. 1A-2 above.

The elongated pouch 110-3 is positioned away from and extends parallelto the top edge 308 of the collar 104-2. In this embodiment, theelongated pouch 110-3 extends along the entire collar 104-2, but extendsat least 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, or 90% of the collar 104-2 in otherembodiments. The elongated pouch 110-3 has an opening 302 defined andreinforced by a grommet 122 on each end to allow threading of the tubeassembly 130 into the elongated pouch 110-3 around the neck opening. Theelongated pouch 110-3 further includes a zipper 114-3 along theextension of the elongated pouch 110-3 that allows for easy removal ofthe tube assembly 130. The zipper 114-3 is positioned to face theinterior surface of the collar 104-2 so as not to touch and/or rubagainst the wearer's neck.

The elongated pouch 110-3 is joined to the interior of the collar 104-2at either end of the elongated pouch 110-3. In some embodiments, theelongated pouch 110-3 is further joined to the collar 104-2 along itslongitudinal dimension. In some embodiments, the elongated pouch 110-3is permanently joined to the collar 104-2 by stitching, adhering,gluing, stapling, and so on. In some embodiments, the elongated pouch110-3 is removably joined to the collar 104-2 using snap buttons,hook-and-loop fasteners, zippers, sliding/ziplock fasteners, and so on.

Referring next to FIG. 3B, another embodiment of a clothing top,body-top garment, or jacket 300-2 for accommodating various technologiesis shown. In this embodiment, the jacket 300-2 further includes a leftinner pocket 350-1 and a right inner pocket 350-2 positioned on theinterior of the left half 306-1 and the right half 306-2 of the jacket300-2, respectively.

The left inner pocket 350-1 is defined by a left inner pouch 360-1 witha left horizontal opening 370-1. The right inner pocket 350-2 is definedby a right inner pouch 360-2 with a right horizontal opening 370-2. Theinner pockets 350 of this embodiment function similar to the pockets 140of FIGS. 1B and 1C. Each of the inner pouches 360 receives an endportion of the tube assembly 130 and component(s) of varioustechnologies attached thereto. Different from the embodiments of FIGS.1B and 1C, the left and right horizontal openings 370-1, 370-2 of thisembodiment face the interior of the jacket 300-2. Therefore, the tubeassembly 130 extends from the openings 302 of the elongate pouch 110-3to the horizontal openings 370 of the inner pockets 350 along theinterior surface of the jacket 300-2. When the front zipper 304 isclosed, the tube assembly 130 is completely or substantially hidden fromview.

With reference to FIG. 3C, another embodiment of a clothing top,body-top garment, or jacket 300-3 for accommodating multipletechnologies is shown. In this embodiment, the jacket 300-3 furtherincludes a left hand pocket 380-1 and a right hand pocket 380-2. Eachhand pocket 380 has a hand pouch 391 and a horizontal opening 392 thatallows for access from both the inside and outside of the jacket 300-3.In some embodiments, the horizontal openings 392 only allows for accessfrom the inside of the jacket 300-3. The elongated pouch 110-4 includesan additional pair of secondary openings 390 near either end of theelongated pouch 110-4. The elongated pouch 110-4 and the hand pockets380 cooperate to accommodate two technologies.

The first technology is the vaporizing device 128 similar to thatdescribed with reference to FIGS. 1A-1C above. The vaporizing device 128and the cooperating mouthpiece 124 are attached to either end of a firsttube assembly 130-2. The second technology is a drinking apparatus. Thedrinking apparatus includes a flask or flexible bladder 310 and acooperating bite valve 320 attached to either end of a second tubeassembly 130-3. The first and second tube assemblies 130-2, 130-3 aresimilar to the tube assembly 130 described above with reference to FIG.2 but are longer. The jacket 300-3 can accommodate other technologies.The two technologies can be the same technology for a longer supply.

The first technology is housed in the jacket 300-3 in the followingmanner. The mouthpiece 124 is received in the left inner pouch 360-1 andthe vaporizing device 128 is received in the right hand pouch 391-2. Thefirst tube assembly 130-2 is thread out of the left inner pouch 360-1through the left horizontal opening 370-1, then thread into theelongated pouch 110-4 through the opening 302-1 above the lefthorizontal opening 370-1, then thread out of the elongated pouch 110-4through the right secondary opening 390-2, and then thread into theright hand pouch 391-2 through the horizontal opening 392-2.

The second technology is housed in the jacket 300-3 in a similar manner.The bite valve 320 is received in the right inner pouch 360-2 and thebladder 320 is received in the left hand pouch 391-1. The second tubeassembly 130-3 is thread out of the right inner pouch 360-2 through theright horizontal opening 370-2, then thread into the elongated pouch110-4 through the opening 302-2 above the right horizontal opening370-2, then thread out of the elongated pouch 110-4 through the leftsecondary opening 390-1, and then thread into the left hand pouch 391-1through the horizontal opening 392-1.

This embodiment can accommodate technologies of much greater weightwithout creating much discomfort to the wearer because most of theweight of the housed technologies is supported by the hand pockets 380.The hand pockets 380 help to spread the weight from around the neck ofthe wearer to the shoulders of the wearer.

With reference to FIGS. 3D-3E, views of another embodiment of a clothingtop, body-top garment, or jacket 300-4 for accommodating varioustechnologies is shown. In FIG. 3D, the embedded zipper 114-3 is closed.In FIG. 3E, the embedded zipper 114-3 is open. This embodiment furtherincludes a compartment defined by the collar 104-2 for receiving adrawstring 330. The compartment 325 has two openings positioned on theexterior of the collar 104-2 for threading the drawstring 330. Theopenings are located in close proximity to the front zipper 304 and areeach reinforced by a grommet 122-3. When the drawstring 330 is pulled,the collar 104-2 can be tightened around the neck of the wearer.

With further reference to FIG. 4, a cross-sectional view of thecompartment 325 and the elongated pouch 110-5, viewed along line B-B′ ofFIG. 3D, is shown. The compartment 325 is formed by folding an endportion of the material forming the collar 104-2. In this embodiment,the end portion is folded outwardly, but could be folded inwardly inother embodiments. The folding line defines the top edge 308 of thecollar 104-2. The folded end portion is joined to the collar material bya line of stitching 340.

The elongated pouch 110-5 is made of two pieces of materials: aneck-facing piece 180 and a collar-facing piece 190. One longitudinaledge of the neck-facing piece 180 and one longitudinal edge of thecollar-facing piece 190 are aligned with each other and are joined tothe collar 104-2 by the same line of stitching 340 for creating thecompartment 325. The other longitudinal edge of the neck-facing piece180 and the other longitudinal edge of the collar-facing piece 190 arejoined together by the embedded zipper 114-3. The distance between thelongitudinal edges of the neck-facing piece 180 defines a widthdimension of the neck-facing piece 180. The distance between thelongitudinal edges of the collar-facing piece 190 defines a widthdimension of the collar-facing piece 190. The width dimension of theneck-facing piece 180 is greater than the width dimension of thecollar-facing piece 190. As such, the embedded zipper 114-3 faces thecollar 104-2 and does not contact and/or rub against the neck of thewearer. In some embodiments, the width dimension of the neck-facingpiece 180 is no less than 1.2, 1.5, 1.8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 times the widthdimension of the collar-facing piece 190.

Referring next to FIG. 5A-5E, structural diagrams of embodiments ofreinforcement 500 around an opening of the elongated pouch are shown.FIG. 5A shows a round grommet 510; FIG. 5B shows an oval grommet 520;FIG. 5C shows a rectangular grommet 530; FIG. 5D shows a buttonholereinforcement 540; FIG. 5E shows a guiding reinforcement 550. Thereinforcement 500 prevents the cloth opening from tearing and/orseparating from the reinforcement 500.

The reinforcement 500 also guides the tube assembly 130 into and/or outof the elongated pouch 110 such that the tube assembly 130 is orientedand/or pointed to a direction away from the wearer's face and/or neck.When the wearer wears the sweatshirt 100 or the jacket 300, it isdesirable that the portion of the tube assembly 130 that is outside theelongated pouch 110 points away from the user's head or neck. Theportion of the tube assembly 130 that is outside the elongated pouch 110is referred to as an outside portion 132 of the tube assembly 130; theportion of the tube assembly 130 that is inside the elongated pouch 110is referred to as an inside portion 134 of the tube assembly 130. Thereinforcements 500 allow the outside portion 132 of the tube assembly130 to be oriented at any desirable angle with respect to the insideportion 134 of the tube assembly 130.

For example, in the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1A-1D, the outsideportion 132 of the tube assembly 130 is oriented substantially alongand/or parallel to the extension of the inside portion 134 of the tubeassembly 130. When the hood 104 is pulled back, or in the embodimentsshown FIGS. 3A-3E, the outside portion 132 of the tube assembly 130 isbent toward perpendicular with respect to the inside portion 134 of thetube assembly 130. Depending on how the wearer is wearing the sweatshirt100 or the jacket 300, the outside portion 132 and the inside portion134 of the tube assembly 130 can form any suitable angles in the rangeof zero to 90 degrees, such as about 80, 75, 60, 45, 30, 15 degrees, orless.

With reference to FIG. 6B, a cross-sectional view of the round grommet510, viewed along line C-C′ of FIG. 6A, is shown. The tube assembly 130and the adjacent fabric 506 are also shown. The round grommet 510 isflared on either side of the fabric 506 and sandwiches or clamps theedge of the fabric 506 to prevent tearing. An inner diameter of theround grommet 510 defines the opening of the elongated pouch 110. Theinner diameter of the round grommet 510 is no less than 0.6, 0.8, 1,1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 1.8, or 2 centimeters and/or no less than 1, 1.2, 1.4,1.6, 1.8, or 2 times an outer diameter of the tube assembly 130. Whenthe tube assembly 130 is tread through the round grommet 510, theoutside portion 132 of the tube assembly 130 can be transitioned intoany suitable orientation with respect to the inside portion 134 of thetube assembly 130.

With reference to FIG. 7B, a cross-sectional view of the oval grommet520, viewed along line D-D′ of FIG. 7A, is shown. The tube assembly 130and the adjacent fabric 506 are also shown. The oval grommet 520 definesan elongated opening. The elongated opening has a width dimension thatis close to, or slightly greater than, the outer diameter of the tubeassembly 130. The elongated opening has a length dimension that is muchgreater than the outer diameter of the tube assembly 130. In someembodiments, the width dimension of elongated opening is no less than 1,1.1, 1.3, 1.5, 1.7, 1.9, or 2 times the outer diameter of the tubeassembly 130. The length dimension of the elongated opening is no lessthan 1.4, 1.6, 1.8, 2, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 2.8, 3, 3.5, or 4 times the outerdiameter of the tube assembly 130.

When the oval grommet 520 is affixed to the elongated pouch 110, thelength dimension of the elongated opening is oriented substantiallyparallel to the extension of an adjacent portion of the inside portion134 of the tube assembly 130. This way, the outside portion 132 of thetube assembly 130 can be oriented at any suitable angle with respect tothe inside portion 134 of the tube assembly 130. For example, as shownin FIG. 7B, the outside portion 132 and the inside portion 134 aresubstantially parallel to each other. In other embodiments, the outsideportion 132 of the tube assembly 130 can be oriented at differentangles, ranging from 0 to 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, or 90 degrees. Theelongated opening allows the outside portion 132 of the tube assembly130 to extend along the surface of the garment and/or to point away fromthe wearer's face and/or neck in one embodiment.

Although not shown in the drawings, the rectangular grommet 530 and thebuttonhole reinforcement 540 also allows the outside portion 132 of thetube assembly 130 to point away from the wearer's face and/or neck. Asshown in FIGS. 5C and 5D, the rectangular grommet 530 and the buttonholereinforcement 540 each also define an elongated opening. The respectiveelongated openings allow the outside portion 132 of the tube assembly130 to be oriented at any suitable angle with respect to the insideportion 134 of the tube assembly 130. Depending on the design of thegarment (e.g., the sweatshirt 100 and/or the jacket 300) and/or thelocation of the reinforcements 500, the elongated openings of thereinforcements 500 can be positioned vertically, horizontally, or in anysuitable orientation.

With reference to FIG. 8B, a cross-sectional view of the guidingreinforcement 550, viewed along line E-E′ of FIG. 8A, is shown. The tubeassembly 130 and the adjacent fabric 506 are also shown. The guidingreinforcement 550 extends outward from a plane defined by the fabric 506to guide the tube assembly 130 tangentially with respect to the plane.

The guiding reinforcement 550 includes a reinforcing grommet 560 and acover, partial dome, or elbow-shaped shell 562. The reinforcing grommet560 is positioned around the opening of the fabric 506 to preventtearing or separation of the fabric 506 from the reinforcing grommet560. The reinforcing grommet 560 has an oval shape in this embodiment,but could be formed of circular, triangular, rectangular, trapezoidal,oval, diamond, or any suitable shapes. The elbow-shaped shell 562extends outward from the reinforcing grommet 560 and extends over aportion of the opening defined by the reinforcing grommet 560. A shellleading edge 564 of the elbow-shaped shell 562 defines a guiding outlet566 for the tube assembly 130.

In this embodiment, the elbow-shaped shell 562 extends over or traversesabout 40% the longitudinal axis of the reinforcing grommet 560. In someembodiments, the elbow-shaped shell 562 extends over at least 20%, 30%,50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, or 90% of the longitudinal axis of the reinforcinggrommet 560. The shell leading edge 564 has a contoured profile. Forexample, the shell leading edge 564 includes side portions 568 thatcurve backward to make it easier to pull the outside portion 132towards, for example, the wearer's mouth.

The reinforcing grommet 560 and the elbow-shaped shell 562 cooperativelyguide and/or orient the tube assembly 130. In the embodiment shown inFIG. 8B, the outside portion 132 of the tube assembly 130 is guided toextend along the outer surface of the fabric 506. The inside portion 134of the tube assembly 130 extends along the elongated pouch 110 and thusextends along the inner surface of the fabric 506. In this embodiment,the outside portion 132 and the inside portion 134 of the tube assembly130 are substantially parallel to each other. Depending on the design ofthe garment, the outside portion 132 566 and the inside portion 134 ofthe tube assembly 130 can be guided to form any suitable angles.

With reference to FIG. 8C, a cross-sectional view of another embodimentof reinforcement 500-6 around an opening of the elongated pouch 110 isshown. The reinforcement 500-6 is formed by joining two guidingreinforcements 550 at the opening of the elongated pouch 110.Specifically, the two guiding reinforcements 550 are oriented oppositeto each other and are joined at their respective reinforcing grommets560. The second/additional guiding reinforcement 550 is thus positionedinside the elongated pouch 110. The elbow-shaped shell 562 of thesecond/additional guiding reinforcement 550 guides the inside portion134 of the tube assembly 130 to substantially extend along the innersurface of the fabric 506.

The two guiding reinforcements 550 can be joined by gluing, welding,snap-fit, riveting, clamping, and/or any suitable connecting mechanism.In some embodiments, the reinforcement 500-6 can be formed as a unitarypiece. This embodiment shows the two guiding reinforcements 550 arestructured the same but oriented oppositely. In some embodiments, theelbow-shaped shell 562 outside the elongated pouch 110 and theelbow-shaped shell 562 inside the elongated pouch 110 can be sizedand/or shaped differently.

With reference to FIG. 9A, an embodiment of a liquid encapsulatingdevice, vapor pen or vaporizing device 128-1 is shown. The vaporizingdevice 128-1 is removably attached to the end of the tube assembly 130by a female adaptor 910-1. With reference to FIG. 9B, an embodiment of amouthpiece 124-1 is shown. The mouthpiece 124-1 is removably attached tothe end of the tube assembly 130 by a male adaptor 910-2.

The vaporizing device 128-1 includes a power source or batterycompartment 912, an activation switch 914, a vapor chamber or heatingchamber 916, a male connector 922 (shown in FIG. 9C), and a vapor outlet(not shown). The vaporizing device 128-1 has a general cylindrical shapewith a diameter of no more than 0.8, 1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 1.8, 2, 2.4, or2.6 centimeters in various embodiments. In some embodiments, thevaporizing device 128-1 has a contoured shape with a varying diameteralong its longitudinal dimension.

The mouthpiece 124-1 includes a female connector 918 at one end of themouthpiece 124-1. The female connector 918 of the mouthpiece 124-1 andthe male connector 922 of the vaporizing device 128-1 mate with eachother. For example, the male connector 922 of the vaporizing device128-1 includes external threading, and the female connector 918 of themouthpiece 124-1 includes internal threading that is opposite to theexternal threading of the male connector 922 of the vaporizing device128-1. Thus, the mouthpiece 124-1 can be screwed onto and/or unscrewedfrom the vaporizing device 128-1.

To connect the mouthpiece 124-1 and the vaporizing device 128-1 to theends of the tube assembly 130, the female and male adaptors 910-1, 910-2also include opposite, mating threading. With reference to FIG. 9A, thefemale adaptor 910-1 includes a receptacle 930 at one end to connectwith the vaporizing device 128-1 and a tube fitting 932-1 at the otherend. The receptacle 930 includes internal threading that mates with theexternal threading of male connector 922 of the vaporizing device 128-1.As such, the vaporizing device 128-1 can be removably attached to thetube assembly 130 by the female adaptor 910-1. The tube fitting 932-1includes a stem 934-1 and ridges 936-1 around the stem 934-1. The stem934-1 includes a center bore (not shown) for passing through fluidal orvaporized material. The ridges 936-1 creates an interference fit orfriction fit between the tube fitting 932-1 and the tube inner layer210. To further secure the female adaptor 910-1 to the tube assembly130, a shrink tubing 920 is place around the joint between the femaleadaptor 910-1 and the tube assembly 130.

With reference to FIG. 9B, the male adaptor 910-2 include the tubefitting 932-1, a tightening body 938, and an externally threaded portion(not shown). The tightening body 938 has the same exterior diameter asthat of the receptacle 930 of the female adaptor 910-1. The externallythreaded portion is sized and threaded for mating with the femaleconnector 918 of the mouthpiece 124-1. As such, the externally threadedportion of the male adaptor 910-2 also fits inside the receptacle 930 ofthe female adaptor 910-1. The two ends of the tube assembly 130 thus canbe screwed together by the adaptors 910 when not used to preventexternal elements, such as dust, moisture, etc., from getting inside thetube assembly 130.

Depending on the threading configuration of the particular mouthpiece124 and the vaporizing device 128, in some embodiments, the femaleadaptor 910-1 is removably connected to the mouthpiece 124 and the maleadaptor 910-2 is removably connected to the vaporizing device 128. Inone embodiment, the adaptors 910 are made of silicone, but the adaptors910 can be made of plastic, rubber, wood, ceramic, metal, and/or anysuitable material. The adaptors 910 are formed as a unitary piece bymolding (e.g., injection molding), 3-D printing, or any suitablefabrication/manufacturing process.

With reference to FIG. 9C, a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of auniversal adaptor 950 for removably attaching the vaporizing device128-1 to the tube assembly 130 is shown. FIG. 9D shows the mouthpiece124-1 being removably attached to the tube assembly 130 by the universaladaptor 950. The universal adaptor 950 includes a universal receptacle952 and a tube fitting 932-2. The universal receptacle 952 receives anend of the vaporizing device 128-1 or the mouthpiece 124-1. The tubefitting 932-2 fits inside the tube assembly 130. The outer diameter ofthe universal receptacle 952 is greater than the outer diameter of thetube assembly 130. As such, the universal adaptor 950 resembles afunnel.

In some embodiments, the universal receptacle 952 is substantiallycylindrically shaped. In some embodiments, the universal receptacle 952includes a slightly tapered end that forms a slightly enlarged openingto facilitate insertion of the vaporizing device 128 and/or themouthpiece 124-1. The tapered end is reinforced by a flange 954. Withreference to FIG. 9C, the male connector 922 of the vaporizing device128-1 and an adjacent portion of the heating chamber 916 are receivedinside (or pushed into) the universal receptacle 952. The vaporizingdevice 128-1 is held inside the universal receptacle 952 by friction.

The tube fitting 932-2 includes a base portion 935, a ridged portion937, and a center bore 958 for passing through fluidal or vaporizedmaterial. The base portion 935 is substantially cylindrically shaped. Anouter diameter of the base portion 935 substantially corresponds to theinner diameter of the tube inner layer 210 so as to form a tight fitinside the tube inner layer 210. The ridged portion 937 includescircumferentially formed ridges 936-2. As shown in FIGS. 9C and 9D, theridges 936-2 are directional so as to allow easy insertion into the tubeassembly 130 but limit and/or prevent reverse motion (i.e., sliding outof the tube assembly 130).

In one embodiment, the universal adaptor 950 is made of silicone, butthe universal adaptor 950 can be made of plastic, rubber, wood, ceramic,metal, and/or any suitable material. The universal adaptor 950 can beformed as a unitary piece by molding (e.g., injection molding), 3-Dprinting, or any suitable fabrication/manufacturing process. In someembodiments, the interior of the universal receptacle 952 can withstanda slight deformation to snugly fit over the mouthpiece 124 and/or thevaporizing device 128 without causing any scratches or damages. If theuniversal adaptor 950 is formed with a relatively rigid material (e.g.,metal, ceramic, etc.) for structural strength, the universal receptacle952 can optionally include a lining formed with a relatively softmaterial (e.g., rubber, plastic, wood, etc.).

With reference to FIG. 9E-9J, various views of other embodiments of theuniversal adaptor 950 for removably attaching the vaporizing device 128and/or the mouthpiece 124 to the tube assembly 130 are shown. FIG. 9F isa plan view of the adaptor 950-2 of FIG. 9E. FIG. 9G is across-sectional view of the adaptor of FIG. 9F, viewed along line F-F′.FIG. 91 is a plan view of the adaptor 950-3 of FIG. 9H. FIG. 9J is across-sectional view of the adaptor of FIG. 91, viewed along line G-G′.In these embodiments, the tapered end of the universal receptacle 952-2,952-3 is further tapered to form a rounded or beveled edge 953-2, 953-3.The rounded or beveled edge 953-2, 953-3 facilitates the insertion ofthe vaporizing device 128 and/or the mouthpiece 124.

FIGS. 9G and 9J indicate the dimensions of the respective universaladaptors 950 in inches. With reference to FIGS. 9G and 9J, the tubefitting 932 has a length of about 1 inch. The ridged portion 937 isabout 3 times the length of the base portion 935. In variousembodiments, the length of the tube fitting 932 can be no less than 0.5,0.7, 0.9, 1.1, 1.3, 1.5, 1.7, 1.9, 2 inches or any other suitabledimensions. The ridged portion 937 can be 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 2, 4, 5,or 6 times the length of the base portion 935. In some embodiments, thetube fitting 932 may not include the base portion 935 and only includethe ridged portion 937, or vice versa. The universal receptacle 952 hasa length or a depth of about 1.5 inches. In various embodiments, theuniversal receptacle 952 can be longer or shorter. The length of theuniversal receptacle 952 is no less than 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75,2, 2.5, or 3 times the length of the tube fitting 936.

With further reference to FIG. 9G, the inner diameter of the universalreceptacle 952-2 near the tapered end is about 0.55 inch, and the innerdiameter of the universal receptacle 952-2 near the base of theuniversal receptacle 952-2 is about 0.5 inch. With further reference toFIG. 9J, the inner diameter of the universal receptacle 952-3 near thetapered end is about 0.35 inch, and the inner diameter of the universalreceptacle 952-3 near the base of the universal receptacle 952-3 isabout 0.25 inch. In various embodiments, the universal receptacle 952can have other inner diameter dimensions near the base and/or thetapered end, ranging from 0.1 to 0.5 inches.

In some embodiments, the inner diameter dimensions of the universalreceptacle 952 are relatively small, the universal receptacle 952 istherefore more tapered. In some embodiments, the inner diameterdimensions of the universal receptacle 952 are relatively large, thenthe universal receptacle 952 is less tapered. For example, comparing theembodiment of FIG. 9G and FIG. 9J, the universal receptacle 952-2 ofFIG. 9G is wider than the universal receptacle 952-3 of FIG. 9J. Theuniversal receptacle 952-2 of FIG. 9G is also less tapered than theuniversal receptacle 952-3 of FIG. 9J. In various embodiments, the innerdiameter of the universal receptacle 952 near the taper end can be 5%,10%, 15%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, or 80% greater than the innerdiameter of the universal receptacle 952 near the base.

The universal adapter 950 could have an integral one-way valve orp-trap. Under some circumstances, condensation can accumulate in thetube inner layer 210 and flow back into the vaporizing device 128. Theone-way valve prevents the liquid condensation from returning into thevaporizing device 128. A flap is used in one embodiment to preventreturn of liquid into whatever technology is inserted into the universaladapter 950. The flap or the integral one-way valve can be positioned atthe tip or distal end of the tube fitting 932 or at any suitablylocation along the center bore 958 of the tube fitting 932. In someembodiments, the center bore 958 can be suitably sized or includesurface treatment such that fluidal or vaporized material will only passthe center bore 958 when a user inhales the fluid or vaporized materialfrom the other end of the tube assembly 130. The center bore 958 mayinclude a diameter of no greater than 0.05, 0.075, 0.1, 0.125, 0.15,0.175, or 0.2 inches.

With reference to FIG. 9K, a body-top garment or jacket 300-5 similar tothat described above with reference to FIGS. 3A-3E is shown. The jacket300-5 houses a portion of the tube assembly 130 in the elongated pouch110 along the collar 104 of the jacket 300-5. Another embodiment of theuniversal adaptor 950-4 is attached to either end of the tube assembly130. The universal receptacle 952-4 of the universal adaptor 950-4includes: a tapered portion 957, a substantially cylindrically-shapedend portion 955 joined to the wider end of the tapered portion 957, asubstantially cylindrically shaped base portion 959 joined to thenarrower end of the tapered portion 957, and the tube fitting 936 (notshown) joined to the base end portion 959. The substantiallycylindrically-shaped end portion 955 attaches to an oxygen generator ortank (not shown).

One of the universal adaptors 950-4 is connect to a mask connector 970attached to a face mask 998. The mask connector 970 includes anadaptor-connecting member 974 for coupling with the universal adaptor950-4 and a mask-connecting member 972 for coupling with a mask, such asan oxygen mask. The adaptor-connecting member 974 includes a tubingmember (not shown). The tubing member is in fluid communication with themask-connecting member 972. The tubing member is fitted inside theuniversal adaptor 950-4 to establish communication between the mask andthe tube assembly 130. The mask-connecting member 972, theadaptor-connecting member 974, and/or the tubing member are formed asone unitary piece in some embodiments, but can be formed as separatepieces and assembled together to form the mask-connector 970.

With reference to FIG. 9L, a body-top garment or jacket 300-6 similar tothat described above with reference to FIGS. 3A-3E is shown. Thisembodiment has an oxygen generator 969 with a tank 971 and adapter 973connected to the tube assembly 130 on one end. The other end of the tubeassembly 130 has the universal adapter 950-4 attached to an oxygen valve953. The oxygen valve could be a bite valve that only lets oxygen flowwhen bit between the wear's teeth. Other embodiments could only haveoxygen flow when the oxygen valve is sucked by the wearer.

With reference to FIG. 10A, another embodiment of a liquid encapsulatingdevice, vapor pen or vaporizing device 128-2 is shown. In thisembodiment, the vaporizing device 128-2 includes an elongated vaporoutlet 1020. The vaporizing device 128-2 is connected to one end of thetube assembly 130-4 by the male adaptor 910-2 and a female-to-femaleadaptor 1010. A tube cap 1004 is connected to the other end of the tubeassembly 130-4. The tube assembly 130-4 includes only one tube layerthat delivers the fluidal or vaporized material from one end to theother end. The tube layer is made of plastic or rubber and istransparent or semi-transparent, but could be of any color, translucent,or non-transparent in other embodiments.

The female-to-female adaptor 1010 includes an internally threaded end1012 and a push-fit end 1014. The internally threaded end 1012 receivesthe externally threaded portion of the male adaptor 910-2. The push-fitend 1014 further includes an elastic fitting element 1016. The elasticfitting element 1016 has an inner diameter that is less than the outerdiameter of the elongated vapor outlet 1020. Accordingly, when theelongate vapor outlet 1020 is pushed into the elastic fitting member1016, the elastic fitting member 1016 fits snugly around the elongatedvapor outlet 1020 and securely attaches the vaporizing device 128-2 tothe tube assembly 130. The snug fit between the elastic fitting element1016 and the elongated vapor outlet 1020 also creates a seal andprevents or limits the fluidal or vaporized material from leaking.

The female-to-female adaptor 1010 can be made of the same material formaking the adaptors 910, such as plastic, rubber, wood, ceramic, metal,and/or any suitable material. The elastic fitting member can be made ofrubber, plastic, wood, or other suitable materials that can form a tightfit around the elongated vapor outlet 1020.

The tube cap 1004 includes a tube fitting end 1030, a mouthpiece fittingend 1034, and a middle portion 1032 joining the tube fitting end 1030and the mouthpiece fitting end 1034. A through hole 1036 is formedthrough the tube fitting end 1030, the middle portion 1032, and themouthpiece fitting end 1034. The through hole 1036 defines a passage forthe fluidal or vaporized material through the tube cap 1004. Because theopening at the end of the tube assembly 130 is reduced to the throughhole 1036, dust, moisture, and other external elements are substantiallyprevented from getting inside the tube assembly 130.

In this embodiment, the tube fitting end 1030 is tapered and forms afrustum. The smaller end of the tube fitting end 1030 is fitted (orpushed) into the tube assembly 130. In some embodiments, the tubefitting end 1030 includes the tube fittings 932 described above withreference to FIGS. 9A-9D for attaching the tube cap 1004 to the tubeassembly 130. In some embodiments, the tube cap 1004 and the tubeassembly 130 are formed as a unitary piece.

The middle portion 1032 includes a diameter that is greater than thediameter of either the tube fitting end 1030 or the mouthpiece fittingend 1034. In the embodiment of FIG. 9A, the diameter of the middleportion 1032 is further varied along its longitudinal dimension and themiddle portion 1032 is formed of two frustums joined at their commonbase. The two tapered side surfaces of the middle portion 1032 providesgripping surfaces for pushing the tube cap 1004 into the tube assembly130 and/or pulling the tube cap 1004 out of the tube assembly 130. Inother embodiments, the middle portion can be a single frustum, acylinder, a cubical body, a hexagonal body, or any combinations thereof.

The mouthpiece fitting end 1034 is sized to snugly fit inside themouthpiece 124. Alternatively, the tube assembly 130-4 is used with onlythe tube cap 1004 and without the mouthpiece 124. The fluidal orvaporized material can be inhaled or consumed directly from themouthpiece fitting end 1034.

With reference to FIG. 10B, the vaporizing device 128-2 is connected toa different embodiment of the tube assembly 130-5. Two embodiments ofthe mouthpiece 124-2, 124-3 are also shown. The mouthpiece 124-2 has acontour that resembles an hour glass. The mouthpiece 124-3 has a contourthat generally represents a frustum. Other embodiments of mouthpiece 124that has various contours and/or shapes can be used. To connect themouthpiece 124 to the tube assembly 130, the mouthpiece fitting end 1034of the tube cap 1004 is fitted into the center bore of the mouthpiece124. The mouthpiece 124 is pressed to abut the middle portion 1032 ofthe tube cap 1004 and held in place by the friction fit between themouthpiece fitting end 1034 and the mouthpiece 124. In the embodimentshown in FIG. 9B, the tube assembly 130-5 further includes a wovensheath 220. The vaporizing device 128-2 and the tube cap 1004 are eachfurther secured to the tube assembly 130-5 by the shrink tubing 920.

With reference to FIG. 10C, one end of the tube assembly 130 isconnected with the universal adaptor 950 similar to that described withreference to FIGS. 9C-9D, and the other end of the tube assembly 130 isconnected with a tube cap 1004. A variety of technologies, including butnot limited to, the vaporizing device 128, the bladder 310, flask,oxygen generator, the cooperating mouthpieces 124, asthma inhaler,nasal/mouth inhaler, over-the-face/oral/nasal mask, can be attached tothe tube assembly 130 via the universal adaptor 950 and the tube cap1004. This embodiment of the tube assembly 130 is essentially auniversally-fitting tube assembly.

With reference to FIG. 10D, the bladder 310 and the biting valve 320similar to those described with reference to FIGS. 3C above areconnected to the tube assembly 130-5. The biting valve is fitted ontothe tube cap 1004 and connected to one end of the tube assembly 130-5.The other end of the tube assembly 130-5 is received inside the openingof the bladder 310 and is secured by the shrink tubing 920.

In some embodiments, a female-to-male connector is used to connect thebladder to the tube assembly 130-5. The female end of the connector issized to snugly fit over the end portion of the tube assembly 130-5. Themale end of the connector is sized to snugly fit inside the opening ofthe bladder 310. The shrink tubing 920 is wrapped over the opening ofthe bladder 310, the female-to-male connector, and the end of the tubeassembly 130-5. Other types of connectors, such as male-to-maleconnector, female-to-female connector, male-to-female connector forcreating an interference fit and/or a screw connection with the tubeassembly 130-5 and the bladder 310 can be used.

With reference to FIG. 11A, an embodiment of a carrying device, bag or abackpack 1100-1 for accommodating the tube assembly 130 is shown. Thebackpack 1100-1 include one or more compartments 1102 for receivingitems, a carry handle 1104, and two shoulder straps 1106. One of thecompartment 1102 include two openings formed near the carry handle 1104.A portion of the tube assembly 130 is received inside the compartment1102. The two ends of the tube assembly 130 are thread through the twoopenings of the compartment 1102 and are positioned outside thecompartment 1102. In some embodiments, the openings of the compartment1102 are each reinforced by the reinforcements 500 similar to thosedescribed above with reference to FIGS. 5-8. The reinforcements 500guides the tube assembly to extend towards the back of the backpack1100-1. Therefore, when a user carries the backpack 1100-1 on the user'sback using one or both of the shoulder straps 1106, the portions of thetube assembly 130 outside the compartment 1102 extend around the user'sneck and over the shoulders of the user.

With reference to FIG. 11B, an alternative embodiment of a carryingdevice, a bag or a backpack 1100-2 for accommodating the tube assembly130-6 is shown. In this embodiment, the tube assembly 130-6 is removableattached to the shoulder straps 1106. The backpack 1100-2 furtherincludes pockets 140 on the shoulder straps 1106 for receiving themouthpiece 124 and the vaporizing device 128.

The shoulder straps 1106 each include one or more securing webbings orsecuring tapes 1108. The ends of each securing tape 1108 are joined tothe shoulder strap 1106 by sewing, adhering, stapling, hook-and-loopfastener, or any other suitable connection mechanisms. The middleportion of the securing tape 1108 is not joined to the shoulder strap1106 and thus defines a passage for threading through the tube assembly130-6. To facilitate threading through the securing tapes 1108, the tubeassembly 130-6 is a single layer tube and does not include the fabric orcloth tube outer layer 220 in one embodiment. In some embodiments, thesecuring tapes 1108 are formed as securing loops or rings. The securingtapes 1108 can be made of fabric, leather, plastic, natural or syntheticmaterials, woven or non-woven materials, webbings, elastic bands, or anysuitable materials.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 11B, the middle portion of the tubeassembly 130-6 includes a tube outer segment 1110 that is made offabric, leather, or any suitable material. As such, when the tubeassembly 130-6 rests on the user's neck, the tube outer segment 1110limits and/or prevent any discomfort the user may feel. In someembodiments, the tube outer segment 1110 is further removably attachedto the carry handle 1104 or is simply thread through the carry handle1104.

With further reference to FIG. 11B, the shoulder straps 1106 includepockets 140 similar to those described above with reference to FIGS.1B-1D. In this embodiment, the left shoulder strap 1106-1 includes aleft strap pocket 140-3 for receiving the vaporizing device 128, and theright shoulder strap 1106-2 includes a right strap pocket 140-4 forreceiving the mouthpiece 124. Although the pockets 140 are formed ofdifferent sizes in this embodiment, the pockets 140 can be formed of thesame size in other embodiments.

With reference to FIG. 12, another embodiment of a clothing top,body-top garment or sweatshirt 100-4 for accommodating varioustechnologies is shown. The sweatshirt 100-4 includes an above-shoulderelement or collar system 104-3 that is attached to a garment body 120-3.The collar system 104-3 include an inner collar 1202 and an outer collar1204. Both the inner collar 1202 and the outer collar 1204 are stand-upcollars and are attached to the garment body 120-3 through a commonstitch 1206.

In some embodiments, the inner collar 1202 has a double-layer structure.The two layers of the inner collar 1202 forms an enlongated pouch 110-6that is similar to the elongated pouches 110 described above. In someembodiments, the inner collar 1202 is similar to the collar 104described above with reference to FIGS. 3A-4. Although in thisembodiment, only the inner collar 1202 includes the elongated pouch110-6, the outer collar 1204 could also includes the elongated pouch 110similar to any of the elongated pouches 110 described above. In someembodiments, only the outer collar 1202 includes the elongated pouch110. In some embodiments, the inner collar 1202 is part of anothersweatshirt 100 that can be worn independently.

With reference to FIG. 13, another embodiment of a clothing top,body-top garment or sweatshirt 100-5 for accommodating varioustechnologies is shown. In this embodiment, the sweatshirt 100-5 includesa hood 104-4 attached to a garment body 120-4. The hood 104-4 includes adrawstring 330-2 for tightening the hood 104-4 around the head of thewearer. The garment body 120-4 includes a front zipper 304-2 thatdivides the front of the sweatshirt 100-5 into a left half 306-3 and aright half 306-4.

The sweatshirt 100-5 further includes a left inner pocket 350-3positioned on the interior of the right half 306-4 and a securing tape1108 above the inner pocket 350-3. The left inner pocket 350-3 and thesecuring tape 1108 cooperate to accommodate various technologies. Insome embodiments, the left half 306-3 further includes a left innerpocket and a cooperating securing tape for accommodating a secondtechnology. In other embodiments, the hood 104-4 is further configuredwith the elongated pouch 110 similar to those described above withreference to FIGS. 1A-2 to accommodate a third technology.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 13, the left inner pocket 350-3 receivesthe vaporizing device 128 that is attached to an end of a tube assembly130-8. The tube assembly 130-8 is similar to the tube assemblies 130described above, but shorter. The tube assembly 130-8 is thread throughthe securing tape 1108 and held in place by the securing tape 1108. Theother end of the tube assembly 130-8 points generally upward. Themouthpiece 124 attached to the other end of the tube assembly 130-8 isbelow the mouth and/or the neck of the wearer. This way, the mouthpiece124 and the tube assembly 130-8 attached thereto are concealed insidethe sweatshirt 100-5.

When the wear desires to consume the fluidal or vaporized material, themouthpiece 124 is pulled up by the wearer to the wearer's mouth. Theright inner pocket 350-3 and the securing tape 1108 are made ofmaterials (such as a lining or netting material) that allow thevaporizing device 128 and the tube assembly 130-8 to slide up and downeasily. Other suitable materials includes, but not limited to, fabric,plastic, leather, natural or synthetic materials, and/or woven ornon-woven materials.

With reference to FIG. 14, an embodiment of a wearable accessory,body-top accessory, wearable accessory, or tie 1400 for accommodatingvarious technologies is shown. While a body-top garment or a shirt isalso shown, the tie 1400 can be worn and/or used by the wearer with orwithout the shirt. The tube assembly 130-8 similar to that describedabove with reference to FIG. 13 is secured to the back of a wider end orhead 1402 of the tie 1400 by a securing strap 1404. The vaporizingdevice 128 attached to one end of the tube assembly 130-8 is receivedinside a sleeve formed by the front and back layers of the head 1402.The mouthpiece 124 extends beyond a tip 1410 of the tie 1400.

The securing strap 1404 is joined to the head 1402 such that a channel1406 for passing through the tube assembly 130-8 is formed between thesecuring strap 1404 and the head 1402. The channel 1406 has a widthallows the tube assembly 130-8 and the mouthpiece 124 to slide throughbut prevents the vaporizing device 128 to slide through. In someembodiments, the end of the channel 1406 that is closer to the tip 1410has a smaller width than that of the end further away from the tip 1410to further limit the downward movement of the vaporizing device 128.

In some embodiments, the joint between the tube assembly 130-8 and thevaporizing device 128 is wrapped around by one or more of shrink tubing,rubber rings, tapes, and/or other layered or tubular members to form anenlarged portion 1408. The enlarged portion 1408 prevents the vaporizingdevice 128 from sliding into and/or through the channel 1406.

In this embodiment, the mouthpiece 124 and a portion of the tubeassembly 130-8 extends beyond the tip 1410 of the tie 1400. In someembodiments, the securing strap 1404 is positioned higher up and furtheraway from the tip 1410 and/or the tube assembly 130-8 is shorter so thatthe mouthpiece 124 and the tube assembly 130-8 are hidden from view. Insome embodiments, the securing strap 1404 is joined to a narrower end ortail of the tie 1400. In other embodiments, both the head 1402 and thetail include the securing straps 1404 for accommodating twotechnologies.

With reference to FIG. 15, an embodiment of a wearable accessory,body-top accessory or shawl 1500 for accommodating various technologiesis shown. The shawl 1500 can be worn on the shoulder and/or around theneck of the wearer. In this embodiment, the shawl 1500 is wrapped aroundthe wearer's shoulder and neck and is tied at the front. The shawl 1500includes an exterior layer 1502 and an interior layer 1504. An elasticopening 1506 is formed on the exterior layer 1502. The vaporizing device128 and the adjoining portion of the tube assembly 130-8 are threadthrough the elastic opening 1506 into a space defined by the exteriorlayer 1502 and the interior layer 1504. In some embodiments, stitches,seams and/or tapes are used to compartmentalize the space and to holdthe vaporizing device 128 in place.

In its natural state, the elastic opening 1506 has a diameter smallerthan the outer diameter of the tube assembly 130-8, the outer diameterof the vaporizing device 128 and/or the diameter of the joint betweenthe tube assembly 130-8 and the vaporizing device 128. As such, thevaporizing device 128 and/or the tube assembly 130-8 do not fall fromand/or slide freely through the elastic opening 1506.

In some embodiments, the elastic opening 1506 is located on the interiorlayer 1504, instead of the exterior layer 1502. The mouthpiece 124and/or the adjoining portion of the tube assembly 130-8 extend outsidethe interior layer 1504 of the shawl 1500. When the shawl 1500 is wornby the wearer, the mouthpiece 124 and/or the adjoining portion of thetube assembly 130-8 are hidden from view. In some embodiments, both theexterior layer 1502 and the interior layer 1504 are formed with one ormore elastic openings 1506 to accommodate multiple technologies. WhileFIG. 15 shows the elastic opening 1506 is positioned near the leftshoulder of the wearer, the elastic opening 1506 is formed near theright shoulder of the wearer in other embodiments.

Although a double-layer shawl 1500 is described, the shawl 1500 can be asingle layer shawl formed with the elastic opening 1506 and/or thesecuring strap 1404 described above with reference to FIG. 14. Theexterior and interior layers 1502, 1504 may be made of the same ordifferent materials, such as fabric, leather, plastic, natural orsynthetic materials, woven or non-woven materials, and/or any othersuitable materials. The exterior layer 1502 and/or the interior layers1504 can be further treated to protect the wearer from various weatherelements and/or treated for fire proofing

With reference to FIG. 16, an embodiment of a wearable accessory,over-the-head accessory, head covering, or hat 1600 for accommodatingvarious technologies is shown. The tube assembly 130-7 described abovewith reference to FIG. 11 is removably attached to the hat 1600. The hat1600 includes: a over-the-head covering or crown 1602, a front member orfront brim 1604 extending from a front edge of the crown 1602, a backmember 1606 extending from a back edge of the crown 1602, and sidemembers, ear coverings or ear flaps 1608 extending from side edges ofthe crown 1602. The ear flaps 1608 can be releasably joined to eachother over the crown 1602 or under the chin of the wearer.

The front brim 1604 projects forward and/or upward. In some embodiments,the front brim 1604 can be folded towards the crown 1602 to rest againstthe crown 1602. The front brim 1604 include an elongated pouch 110-7similar to the elongated pouches 110 described above. The elongatedpouch 110-7 is positioned on the upper surface of the front brim 1604 inthis embodiment, but could be positioned on the lower surface of thefront brim 1604 in other embodiments. In some embodiments, the elongatedpouch 110-7 includes the embedded zipper 114 or the exposed zipper 116for easy removal of the tube assembly 130-7. The embedded zipper 114 orthe exposed zipper 116 is positioned along portions of the leadingand/or side peripheries of the front brim 1604.

The elongated pouch 110-7 traverses along the leading and/or sideperipheries of the front brim 1604. Openings for threading the tubeassembly 130-7 into and out of the elongated pouch 110-7 are positionedalong the side peripheries of the front brim 1604. Accordingly, when thefront brim 1604 projects forward and/or upward, or when the front brim1604 is folded toward the crown 1602, the tube assembly 130-7 extendsdownward from the front brim 1604. In some embodiments, the elongatedpouch 110-7 is defined by the space between the two layers of material(e.g. an upper layer material and a lower layer material) forming thefront brim 1604. As such, the tube assembly 130-7 can be positionedalong the peripheries of the front brim 1604, close to the crown 1602,or anywhere inbetween.

In some embodiments, the ear flaps 1608, the back member 1606 alsoincludes the elongated pouch 110-7 positioned along portions of theperiphery of the back member 1606 for accommodating a second technology.In some embodiments, the interior surfaces of the ear flaps 1608 furtherhave pockets 140, securing straps 1404 and/or securing tapes 1108 forreceiving and/or securing the vaporizing device 128, the mouthpiece 124,and/or portions of the tube assembly 130-7. In some embodiments, theelongated pouch 110 is positioned on the crown 1602 and traverses aroundand/or over the crown 1602.

In some embodiments, the hat 1600 only includes the front brim 1604 anddoes not include the back member 1606 or the ear flaps 1608. Although ahat is shown, the elongated pouch 130-7 can also be incorporated intothe front brim of a visor, a helmet or any head covering. In someembodiments, the hat 1600 includes a full brim that traverses around theentire periphery of the crown 1602. The tube assembly 130 traversesaround or over of the crown 1602 and thread through openings formed inthe hat 1600 to fall along either side of the wearer's head.

With reference to FIG. 17, an embodiment of a carrying accessory,handbag, bag, clutch bag, or purse 1700 for accommodating varioustechnologies is shown. The purse 1700 includes a compartment body 1702having one or more compartments for receiving items. The upper rim 1704of the compartment body 1702 defines an opening for accessing the one ormore compartments.

An elongated sleeve 1706 is positioned inside the compartment body 1702along a portion of the upper rim 1704. The elongated sleeve 1706includes a closed end 1708 and an open end 1710. The vaporizing device128 and the adjacent portion of the tube assembly 130-8 are slid intothe elongated sleeve 1706 from the open end 1710. The mouthpiece 124 andthe adjacent portion of the tube assembly 130-8 extends outside theelongated sleeve and/or the compartment body 1702. In some embodiments,while the mouthpiece 124 and the tube assembly 130-8 extend outside theelongated sleeve 1706, they are still contained inside the compartmentbody 1702.

With reference to FIG. 18, an embodiment of a carrying accessory,handbag, bag, or messenger bag 1800 for accommodating varioustechnologies is shown. The messenger bag 1800 includes a compartmentbody 1702-2 and an adjustable strap 1802. The adjustable strap 1802 isreleasably attached to the sides of the compartment body 1702-2.

The adjustable strap 1802 include an adjustable-strap sleeve 1810 thattraverses about 70% of the adjustable strap 1802 in this embodiment, butcould traverse no less than 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 80%, or 90% of theadjustable strap 1802. The adjustable-strap sleeve 1810 has a pocket end1812, an insertion end 1814 and a window 1816. The pocket end 1812 isclosed and is positioned near one end of the adjustable strap 1802. Thevaporizing device 128 and the tube assembly 130-7 are inserted throughthe insertion end 1814 into the adjustable-strap sleeve 1810. The window1816 is for activating, deactivating, and/or replacing the vaporizingdevice 128 without removing the tube assemly 130-7 from theadjustable-strap sleeve 1810. The adjustable strap 1802 further includesone or more securing tape 1108-2 positioned near the other end of theadjustable strap 1802. The securing tape 1108-2 secures the mouthpiece124 and/or the tube assembly 130-7 to the adjustable strap 1802.

With reference to FIG. 19, an embodiment of a carrying accessory,handbag, bag, or tote 1900 for accommodating various technologies isshown. The tote 1900 includes a compartment body 1702-3 and a pair ofcarrying straps 1902. One of the carrying straps 1902 includes acarrying-strap sleeve 1904 positioned on one side the carrying strap1902 facing the other carrying strap 1902. Both ends of the sleeve 1902are open for threading the tube assembly 130-7. The vaporizing device128 is received in a compartment pocket 1906 positioned inside thecompartment body 1702-3. The compartment pocket 1906 is positioned alongthe extension of the carrying strap 1902 such that the tube assembly130-7 extend along the carrying strap 1902.

The carrying-strap sleeve 1904 traverses at least a middle portion ofthe carrying strap 1902. As such, the portions of the tube assembly130-7 that are outside the carrying-strap sleeve 1904 points toward thecompartment body 1702-3. The carrying-strap sleeve 1904 traverses noless than 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80% or 90% in various embodiments. Insome embodiments, the carrying-strap sleeve 1904 traverses the entirecarrying strap 1902. Although only one carrying strap 1902 has thecarrying-strap sleeve 1904 in this embodiment, both carrying straps 1902each have the carrying-strap sleeve 1904 in other embodiments toaccommodate multiple technologies.

With reference to FIG. 20, another embodiment of a clothing top,body-top garment or vest 100-6 for accommodating various technologies isshown. The vest 100-6 includes an above-shoulder element or collar 104-5that is attached a sleeveless garment body 120-5. The garment body 120-5includes a vest exterior layer 2002 and a vest interior layer 2004. Thegarment body 120-5 further includes a front zipper 304-3 that dividesthe front of the vest 100-6 into a left half 306-5 and a right half306-6.

The garment body 120-5 includes a chest pocket 2010 and two hand pockets380. The chest pocket 2010 includes a chest pouch (not shown) and a sideopening 2012-1 for accessing the chest pocket 2010. Each of the handpockets 380 includes a hand pouch (not shown) and a side opening 2012-2for accessing the hand pouch. The side openings 2012 are orientedsubstantially vertically in this embodiment, but can be orientedslanted, diagonally, obliquely, or horizontally. In some embodiments,one or more of the side openings 2012 can have a curved profile. One ormore of the side openings 2012 can be closed by a zipper 2014,hook-and-loop fasteners or snap buttons.

The right half 306-6 includes an upper opening 2006 positioned on thevest interior layer 2004 and a lower opening 2008 positioned on the vestexterior layer 2002. In some embodiments, the upper opening 2006 is alsopositioned on the vest exterior layer 2002. In some embodiments, theupper opening 2006 and/or the lower opening 2006 is formed by leaving anopening along the seam joining the pieces of materials forming the vest100-6. For example, the upper opening 2006 is formed at the seam joiningthe zipper 304-3, the vest interior layer 2004, and/or the vest exteriorlayer 2002 near the collar 104-5. The lower opening 2008 is formed atthe seam joining the front and back vest exterior layers 2004.

A tube assembly 130 similar to that described above with reference toFIG. 9K is thread through the upper opening 2006 and the lower opening2008 and a portion of the tube assembly 130 is received inside the spacedefined and/or enclosed by the vest exterior layer 2002 and the vestinterior layer 2004. In this embodiment, the upper opening 2006 ispositioned near the collar 104-5 and/or the zipper 304-3, and the loweropening 2008 is positioned on the side of the vest. In some embodiments,the left half 306-5 also includes the upper opening 2006 and the loweropening 2008 for housing another tube assembly 130.

The lower opening 2008 is further positioned near the hand pocket 380such that the technology attached to the lower end of the tube assembly130 can be received inside the hand pocket 380. The upper end of thetube assembly 130 and the mouth piece 124 attached to the upper end canbe received inside the chest pocket 2010. In some embodiments, the vest100-6 includes an internal chest pocket such that the mouth piece 124attached to the upper end of the tube assembly 130 can be receivedinside the internal chest pocket.

Specific details are given in the above description to provide athorough understanding of the embodiments. However, it is understoodthat the embodiments may be practiced without these specific details.

While the principles of the disclosure have been described above inconnection with specific apparatuses and methods, it is to be clearlyunderstood that this description is made only by way of example and notas limitation on the scope of the disclosure.

What is claimed is:
 1. A body-worn device for delivering vapor or liquidconfigured for integration into a garment, the body-worn devicecomprising: a liquid encapsulating device to pass material out anopening, wherein the liquid is depleted as material passes; a tubeassembly comprising: a first opening; a second opening coupled to theliquid encapsulating device; a cylindrical core: sealed to not pass thematerial, and flexible to bend; a woven sheath outside the cylindricalcore, wherein: the woven sheath is seamless, and the cylindrical core isconfigured to pass material from the second opening to the firstopening; and a mouthpiece coupled to a first end of the tube.
 2. Thebody-worn device for delivering vapor or liquid configured forintegration into the garment of claim 1, wherein the mouthpiece isconnected to an interior of the tube assembly using an interference fit.3. The body-worn device for delivering vapor or liquid configured forintegration into the garment of claim 1, wherein: the mouthpiece uses afirst adapter to connect to the first end of the tube assembly, and theliquid encapsulating device uses a second adapter to connect to a secondend of the tube assembly, wherein the first adapter is threaded oppositeto the second adapter such that they could be screwed together.
 4. Thebody-worn device for delivering vapor or liquid configured forintegration into the garment of claim 1, wherein the liquidencapsulating device further comprises a vapor chamber, a battery, anactivation switch, and a vapor outlet.
 5. The body-worn device fordelivering vapor or liquid configured for integration into the garmentof claim 1, wherein the liquid encapsulating device further comprises aliquid chamber selected from the group consisting a flask or a flexiblebladder.
 6. The body-worn device for delivering vapor or liquidconfigured for integration into the garment of claim 1, wherein the tubeassembly has a length of 10 inches or more.
 7. The body-worn device fordelivering vapor or liquid configured for integration into the garmentof claim 1, wherein the first opening has a first dimension across thefirst opening, and the second opening has a second dimension across thesecond opening.
 8. The body-worn device for delivering vapor or liquidconfigured for integration into the garment of claim 7, wherein thefirst dimension and the second dimension are at least 0.25 inch or 6.4millimeter.
 9. The body-worn device for delivering vapor or liquidconfigured for integration into the garment of claim 1, wherein theliquid encapsulating device has a diameter of less than 2 centimeters.10. The body-worn device for delivering vapor or liquid configured forintegration into the garment of claim 1, wherein the cylindrical coreoperates at a temperature range of −5° C. to 65° C.
 11. The body-worndevice for delivering vapor or liquid configured for integration intothe garment of claim 1, further comprising: a first adaptor configuredfor coupling the mouthpiece to the first end of the tube assembly; and asecond adaptor configured for coupling the liquid encapsulating deviceto a second end of the tube assembly.
 12. The body-worn device fordelivering vapor or liquid configured for integration into the garmentof claim 11, wherein the first adaptor is structurally the same as thesecond adaptor.
 13. The body-worn device for delivering vapor or liquidconfigured for integration into the garment of claim 11, wherein thesecond adaptor further comprises a tube fitting for coupling with thecylindrical core and a receptacle for coupling with the liquidencapsulating device.
 14. The body-worn device for delivering vapor orliquid configured for integration into the garment of claim 13, whereinthe tube fitting further comprises a one-way valve, the one-way valveallows the material to pass from the liquid encapsulating device to thecylindrical core.
 15. A tube assembly for delivering vapor or liquid,the tube assembly comprising: a first tube, the first tube comprising: afirst opening at a first end of the first tube; a second opening at asecond end of the first tube; and a cylindrical core for delivering thevapor or liquid between the first and second openings; a first adaptor,the first adaptor comprising: a first tube fitting removably connectedto the first end of the first tube; and a first receptacle connected tothe first tube fitting; and a second adaptor, the second adaptorcomprising: a second tube fitting removably connected to the second endof the first tube; and a second receptacle connected to the second tubefitting; wherein: the first tube is flexible; the first adaptor, thefirst tube and the second adaptor are configured for removablyconnecting a liquid encapsulating device to a mouthpiece; and at leastone of the first adaptor or the second adaptor controls a flow of thevapor or liquid between the liquid encapsulating device and the mouthpiece.